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Sir Mel Stride vs Tom Gordon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
vs
Photograph of Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Tom Gordon voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

157 same votes 41 different votes 198 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 28 No
Tax 93% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 89% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 73% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
Participation
68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 462 of 650
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
384
563 eligible divisions
891
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
53.9 % of votes cast
946
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.1 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
167
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Contributions
245
+119.2 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,333
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,333
4 % below average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
25 of 31 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
48 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API